Quality Engineer - Capital Projects

Role - Quality Engineer

Location - Reading / Basingstoke Area

Salary: £33,850 - £50,800 per annum (dependent on experience)

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

• Market leading contributory pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year plus every other Friday off)
• Flexible working hours
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
• Relocation package available (terms and conditions apply)

You will be required to support the extensive capital build programme as a Quality representative in a diverse project portfolio throughout the project lifecycle, working collaboratively within Delivery Teams. Encouraging a positive quality culture from inception to handover, internally and through the supply chain.

Key accountabilities of this position include:

• Represent Quality at key stakeholder meetings including design and technical reviews.
• Assisting in the creation, maintenance, and review of Quality Plans.
• Conducting internal project audits.
• Supporting workshops to promote performance improvement.
• Providing data to key metrics and KPIs to the Quality function.
• Attending supplier surveillance & Quality Control, e.g., product realisation through ITPs and FAT/SAT activities.
• Management of non-conformances, driving successful closure and identification of lessons learnt.
• Review of Lifetime Quality Records.

To be successful in this role you should have the following skills/experience:

• Relevant ONC/OND or equivalent qualification and/or experience.
• Membership of a recognized related professional body, or working towards i.e., PCQI.
• ISO9001 internal Auditor trained and relevant audit experience.
• Working knowledge of national and international quality standards, i.e., ISO9001.
• Identifying opportunities for process and cost efficiencies/improvements.
• Ability to influence and engage with key stakeholders.

The following skills and experience are desirable:

• Experience of working in a project quality environment; including engineering disciplines / construction / PP&E.
• Technical knowledge of the configuration and certification requirements for high integrity structures, systems and components.
• Awareness of lean and six sigma techniques and/or other related problem solving and improvement tools.
• Working in a regulated industry, e.g., aerospace, nuclear etc.
• Operating within an NEC framework for project delivery.

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